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Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2014-2015 offender cohort

Analysis of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2014 to 2015.

Gender	Total offenders ¹	Reconviction rate ¹	Average number of reconvictions ¹
Males
1997-98	45,706	32.9	0.63
1998-99	41,842	32.9	0.64
1999-00	37,564	32.2	0.61
2000-01	35,271	32.7	0.62
2001-02	36,965	33.4	0.65
2002-03	37,781	33.9	0.66
2003-04	39,510	33.7	0.64
2004-05	41,524	33.2	0.63
2005-06	42,208	33.7	0.62
2006-07	44,760	33.4	0.62
2007-08	44,383	32.2	0.59
2008-09	41,429	32.5	0.61
2009-10	39,400	31.7	0.58
2010-11	36,985	31.5	0.57
2011-12	36,435	30.8	0.56
2012-13	34,663	30.0	0.54
2013-14	35,004	29.6	0.53
2014-15	36,154	29.2	0.51
Females
1997-98	7,739	25.4	0.51
1998-99	7,303	25.8	0.52
1999-00	6,665	25.7	0.49
2000-01	6,297	26.4	0.48
2001-02	6,685	26.8	0.51
2002-03	7,082	27.3	0.52
2003-04	7,474	27.2	0.53
2004-05	7,847	27.9	0.52
2005-06	8,122	26.2	0.48
2006-07	8,549	27.1	0.49
2007-08	8,670	26.5	0.49
2008-09	8,234	26.5	0.53
2009-10	8,015	25.1	0.47
2010-11	7,719	23.9	0.45
2011-12	7,393	24.1	0.46
2012-13	7,042	23.9	0.45
2013-14	7,187	23.3	0.44
2014-15	7,480	23.4	0.44

1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.

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